1.   Root ginger has been used medicinally for centuries.

2.   He uses ginger by the pound in a broth to cook chicken.

3.   I have since made a similar version using ground ginger, the traditional topping for filbunke, as flavoring.

4.   I made the ginger butter the way I do for pasta, using more ginger than she does.

5.   I started experimenting with a simple chicken dish, using ginger almost as a vegetable instead of a seasoning.

6.   I could have used dried ginger.

7.   In Europe, dried ginger was used to spice beer and season foods.

8.   In traditional American cooking, ginger is used to flavor cakes and cookies, including that bizarre confection known as a gingerbread person.

9.   This does not affect its flavor, but is a problem if you are planning to use the ginger raw and in matchstick form.